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<h1 class="topictitle1">Step 4: Performing Backup</h1>
<div><p>Before performing backup, you need to associate the resources to be protected with a specified SLA. The system protects the resources and periodically executes backup jobs based on the SLA. You can perform a backup job immediately through manual backup.</p>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Precautions</h4><ul><li>If a full backup fails and the next backup is an incremental backup, the incremental backup is automatically converted to a full backup because the incremental backup depends on the copy generated in the last successful full backup.</li><li>If the host where the client is installed runs the Windows OS, the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_text2263048103312">OceanProtect</span> mounts file systems of the backup storage to the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_b14263174816332">C:\mnt\databackup\</strong> path by default. To modify the mount path, open the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_b653033783411">agent_cfg.xml</strong> configuration file in the <em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_i1542112916218">Client installation directory</em><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_b19714663415">\DataBackup\ProtectClient\ProtectClient-E\conf</strong> directory and change the value of <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_b3394105619195">win_mount_public_path value</strong>.<div class="note" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_note197102742415"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_p1197162742413">Replace <em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_i1232194212249">Client installation directory</em> in the directory with the actual one.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002164649732_p17201613205718">Before the backup, ensure that the Exchange Server service and related dependent services are running properly. For details about the corresponding services, see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/deployment-ref/services-overview?view=exchserver-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Overview of Exchange services on Exchange servers</a>.</p>
<ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002164649732_ul13695144991014"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002164649732_li42661234120">Before performing the backup, ensure that the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002164649732_text18641740161213">OceanProtect</span> time is the same as the client time. Otherwise, data may be lost after log restoration.</li></ul>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Context</h4><ul><li>During the execution of a manual backup job, the parameters (except <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Automatic Retry</strong></span></b></span>) defined in the SLA, such as <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Rate Limiting Policies</strong></span></b></span>, will take effect.</li><li>Copies generated by manual backup are retained for the duration defined in the SLA.</li></ul>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol><li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_uicontrol26447265316"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_text8644926538"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_text1310114196546"><strong>Applications</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002199964685_text2114145125312"><strong>Exchange</strong></span></b></span>.</span></li><li><span>On the <span class="uicontrol"><b>Single-Node Systems/Availability Groups</b></span> or <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Databases</strong></span></b></span> tab page, select the single-node system, availability group, or database resource to be protected, and choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Protect</strong></span></b></span>.</span><p><p>You can also select multiple resources for batch protection.</p>
</p></li><li><span>Select an SLA.</span><p><p>You can also click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Create</strong></span></b></span> to create an SLA.</p>
<div class="note"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_p125947145711"><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_ph1413818422327">If a WORM policy has been configured for the resources to be protected, select an SLA without a WORM policy to avoid WORM policy conflicts.</span></p>
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</p></li><li><span>Configure advanced parameters for backing up an Exchange single-node system, availability group, or database.</span><p><div class="p"><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000001506038733_table354613271506">Table 1</a> describes the related parameters.
<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000001506038733_table354613271506"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001506038733_table354613271506"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000001506038733_table354613271506" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Advanced parameters for backing up an Exchange single-node system, availability group, or database</caption><colgroup><col style="width:19.75%"><col style="width:80.25%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.75%" id="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.1"><p>Parameter</p>
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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.75%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong>VSS Copy Consistency Verification</strong></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="80.25%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>After this function is enabled, the integrity of each database file to be backed up is verified to ensure the correctness of the backup data.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.75%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><strong>Availability Group Backup</strong></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="80.25%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>This parameter can be set only when you add or modify protection for an availability group or a database in an availability group.</p>
<ul><li><strong>Back up active database copy</strong></li><li><strong>Back up passive database copy</strong><div class="note"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p>If you select <strong>Back up passive database copy</strong>, data inconsistency may occur after restoration due to the Exchange data synchronization mechanism.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="19.75%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p><span><strong>Script to Run Before Backup</strong></span></p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" rowspan="3" valign="top" width="80.25%" headers="mcps1.3.5.2.4.2.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>You can configure <span><strong>Script to Run Before Backup</strong></span>, <span><strong>Script to Run upon Backup Success</strong></span>, and <span><strong>Script to Run upon Backup Failure</strong></span> only when adding protection for a single-node system or its databases. When the message "Client (192.168.97.119) started executing the prerequisite task." is displayed during a backup job, the configured script is executed in the corresponding scenario.</p>
<p>Enter a script name that ends with <strong>.bat</strong>. Ensure that the script is stored in the <span class="filepath"><b>DataBackup\ProtectClient\ProtectClient-E\bin\thirdparty</b></span> directory in the database host installation directory and the user (<strong>Administrator</strong> by default) who has logged in to the database host is permitted to execute the script. If the user has no execution permission, perform the following operations in sequence to grant the permission:</p>
<p>Right-click the script and choose <strong>Properties</strong> &gt; <strong>Security</strong>. In the dialog box that is displayed, select the <strong>Administrator</strong> user and click <strong>Edit</strong> to change the permission.</p>
<p>The supported script type is <span class="uicontrol"><b>.bat</b></span>.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><ul><li>If <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Script to Run upon Backup Success</strong></span></b></span> is configured, the status of the backup job is displayed as <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Succeeded</strong></span></b></span> on the management page even if the script fails to be executed. Check whether the job details contain a message indicating that the post-processing script fails to be executed. If yes, modify the script in a timely manner.</li><li>You can execute custom scripts of the bat type based on your needs before a backup job is executed, after a restoration job is successfully executed, or after a backup job fails to be executed. If the script is stored in the <strong>DataBackup\ProtectClient\ProtectClient-E\bin\thirdparty</strong> directory, you only need to enter the script name. If the script is stored in another directory, you need to enter the absolute path of the script.</li></ul>
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</p></li></ol><ol start="5"><li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_uicontrol23691650677"><b>OK</b></span>.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_en-us_topic_0000001656691397_p25041111535">If the current system time is later than the start time of the first backup specified in the SLA, you can select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164809492__en-us_topic_0000002200146973_b9624185216713">Execute manual backup now</strong> in the dialog box that is displayed or choose to perform automatic backup periodically based on the backup policy set in the SLA.</p>
</p></li><li><strong>Optional: </strong><span>Perform manual backup.</span><p><p>If you want to perform a backup job immediately, perform manual backup through the following operations. Otherwise, skip this step.</p>
<ol type="a"><li>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Manual Backup</strong></span></b></span> in the row containing the single-node system, availability group, or database to be backed up. Multiple resources can be manually backed up at the same time.</li><li>Select a protection policy, which can be <span><strong>Full Backup</strong></span>, <span><strong>Log Backup</strong></span>, or <span><strong>Forever Incremental (Synthetic Full) Backup</strong></span>.<div class="note"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p><span>If the selected protection policy is different from that configured in the associated SLA, the WORM configuration does not take effect.</span></p>
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</li><li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>OK</strong></span></b></span>.</li></ol>
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